New World, Old Fron.ers? The Complex World of Child Protec.on Workforce Challenges in Remote Australia in the 21 st century
The broader study Project: Pathways to Be,er Prac/ce - Exploring prac.ces in child protec.on in Queensland and Western Australia Funding: Australia Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant Aim: To develop models for effec.ve child protec.on prac.ce in rural areas Research Partners: Academic: Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, and Griffith University, Queensland Industry: Statutory agencies in Western Australia and Queensland responsible for child protec.on
Situa.ng the research GEOCAT: 61756 (c) 2005 Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
The ecology of workforce challenges Source: Maton (1999, 25)
Failure to protect children from harm Workforce issues: competencies, azrac.on & reten.on Australian geography and demography Demographic crunch Size and distribu.on of popula.on Chronic disadvantage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander popula.on Something wicked
People and place Australian Popula.on distribu.on Australian ATSI Popula.on Distribu.on
Scandal, Review and Reform AZrac.on & Reten.on Post- Ford Targeted Recruitment Qualified Workforce Regional Incen.ves Scheme Innova.ve Recruitment Strategies Workforce Planning and Profiling
Being called
Living in Geraldton is like country living in the city; Beachside alongside rural life; Thermometer friendly environment - between the hot North and cold South; A town where you can have your boat and horse as well; Murchison is the crayfish on the menu, banana of the fruit bowl and gold in the coin and has something for everyone... Geraldton staff Silk purses and sows ears
What it takes?
On Predict & Control Changing Work/Life Choices Heterogeneous preferences Qualifica.ons Career lifecycle alterna.ve career choices Interdisciplinary child protec.on prac.ce Regional AZrac.on & Reten.on something for the effort Promo.ons and Innova.ve Recruitment Strategies Real versus Ideal
Predic.ng the Future
Illustra(ons, Maps and Figures (Leh to Right) References Slide 1 New World, Old Fron.ers? Geoscience Australia (2010), Outline map of Australia, Available online: hzp://www.ga.gov.au/products- services/maps/maps- of- australia.html Western Australian Department for Child Protec.on (DCP) 2010, Life Changing Careers (Recruitment Campaign) Media Slide 3 Situa.ng the Research Geoscience Australia (2010), Outline map of Australia, Available online: hzp://www.ga.gov.au/products- services/maps/maps- of- australia.html Peterson World Map. Accessed online: via Google Images hzp://www.professorgennari.com/1/post/2010/07/10- maps- that- changed- the- world.html DCP (2011) Map of metropolitan and country districts (office loca.ons) - Appendix 2, DCP Annual Report 2010-2011, Government of Western Australia. Available online: hzp://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/resources/documents/annual%20reports/annualreport2010-11.pdf Slide 4 The Ecology of Workforce Challenges Maton, K. (2000) Making a Difference: The Social Ecology of Social Transforma.on, American Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 28, No. 1 Slide 5 Something Wicked Prescribed Area Public Warning Sign (Northern Territory), Available online: hzp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:alcohol_and_pornography_warning_sign.jpg Slide 6 People and place Australian Bureau of Sta.s.cs (2010), Popula.on Distribu.on - June 2009, Measure of Australia s Progress. Available online: hzp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookup/by%20subject/1370.0~2010~chapter~popula.on%20distribu.on%20(3.3) Australian Bureau of Sta.s.cs (2010), Popula.on: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Popula.on Distribu.on (2006), Measure of Australia s Progress, Available online: hzp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookup/by%20subject/1370.0~2010~chapter~aboriginal%20and%20torres%20strait%20islander%20peoples%20(3.5) Slide 7 Scandal, Review and Reform DCP (2010) Life Changing Careers (Campaign) Media Slide 8 Being called DCP (2010) Life Changing Careers (Recruitment Campaign) Media DCP (2011) Our Kids, Our Future (Aboriginal Recruitment Campaign) Media Slide 9 Silk purses and sows ears DCP (2011) Living and Working in Geraldton, Western Australia. Available online: hzp://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/organisa.on/employment/documents/geraldton.p.df Last accessed: 15 October 2011 Wiluna DCP Office (Researcher s own) DCP (2011) Work & Play in WA (Interna.onal Recruitment Campaign (Media) Defaced: WA Policeman probed over photos of drunk Aboriginals posted on Facebook, WA Today, 18 February 2011. Available online: hzp://www.watoday.com.au/wa- news/defaced- wa- policeman- probed- over- photos- of- drunk- aboriginals- posted- on- facebook- 20110124-1a2kk.html Slide 10 What is takes? DCP (2010) Child Protec/on Qualifica/ons Framework. Available online: hzp://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/organisa.on/employment/pages/careerpathways.aspx Slide 11 On Predict & Control DCP (2011) Available online: hzp://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/pages/home.aspx Slide 12 Predic.ng the Future BBC Seven Up (Television) Series Accessed online: hzp://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/4839624/dvd- reviews- 7-49Up- Taken- The- Visitor- and- Alice- et- Mar.n.html